If you have just become a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) in your company, you need to take part in the required training. There is no way around this requirement if you want your company to be certified.

According to the Ministry of Labour, the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO) will conduct the training for members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee.

The basic training modules required by the Ministry of Labour consist of three parts:

Part I

The duration will take three days or a total of 19.5 hours. Among the topics covered are:

  • Rights, duties, and responsibilities of JHSC members
  • Recognizing hazards
  • Assessment and control
  • Evaluating hazard controls
  • Briefing on the Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Law

Part II

The duration of this training will take two days or a total of 13 hours. Topics include:

  • Practical training on at least six hazards common to your respective workplace
  • Introduction to the RACE method. It refers to the recognition, assessment, control, and evaluation of the hazard controls.

Part III

Part III of the module will only refresh what you have learned. The training will take 6.5 hours. Apart from all the main concepts covered in JHSC Part I and Part II, you will also learn:

  • OHSC best practices
  • Standards and legislation updates
  • Each participant is also asked to share best practices

Most Common Injuries in the Workplace

The most common injuries in the workplace include:

  • Slips and falls
  • Hit by falling objects
  • Cuts and wounds
  • Exposure to toxic fumes and chemicals
  • Deafening noises
  • Crashes
  • Collisions
  • Muscle strains
  • Walking into heavy and hard objects

Ontario ranks high in the number of fatalities at the workplace, and the total time lost due to injuries. Ontario joined British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec in the dubious distinction.

For instance, in 2016, Ontario had 57,368 hours of missed time at work, with 58 fatal injuries, and 231 occupational-related diseases. The number of fatalities was still dwarfed by Quebec and Alberta, with 80 incidents and 67 incidents, respectively. British Columbia recorded 59 fatal-injury incidents during that span.

The data came from the 2018 Report on Work Fatality and Injury Rates, prepared by the University of Regina.

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Customized Training

The Labour office started implementing the CPO-standard on March 1, 2016, replacing the old 1996 certification procedure.

Among the industries with elevated risks of workplace-related fatalities and injuries are:

  1. Construction
  2. Transportation
  3. Manufacturing
  4. Warehousing
  5. Forestry
  6. Agriculture and fishery
  7. Trash and recycling
  8. Logging

For customized Joint Health and Safety Committee training that is relevant to your workplace, among the topics you will encounter are:

1. Training in confined spaces — Workers are at risk when they operate in limited areas since they are likely to bump into objects or hit by falling objects.  

2. Fall arrest — The module is for businesses outside of the construction sector, including manufacturing and industrial.

3. Overhead crane operator safety — The training will suggest best practices and techniques with practical application. You will learn the concepts in a classroom setting, then apply what you learned during the evaluation.

4. Transportation of hazardous materials – The course will introduce to you the laws, classifications, and responsibilities of performing your tasks.

Establishing a safety committee is required for companies with 20 or more employees. You also need a health and safety representative for workers if you have less than 20 but more than nine people in your employ.

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If you have just become a member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) in your company, you need to take part in the required training. There is no way around this requirement if you want your company to be certified. According to the Ministry of Labour, the Chief Prevention Officer (CPO)...